Ransomware: Studying transfer and mitigation

Cybercrimes today are focused over returns, especially in the form of monetary returns. In this paper - through a literature study and conducting interviews for the people victimized by ransomware and a survey with random set of victimized and non-victimized by ransomware - conclusions about the dependence of ransomware on demographics like age and education areshown. Increasing threats due to ease of transfer of ransomware through internet arealso discussed. Finally, low level awarenessamong company professionals is confirmed and reluctance to payment on being a victim is found as a common trait.